Premier league nominations Arsenal: eight current Arsenal players are on the 2026 FIFPRO World 11 shortlists. David Raya, Gabriel Magalhães, William Saliba and Declan Rice are on the men’s list, and Alessia Russo, Chloe Kelly, Ona Batlle and Emily Fox are on the women’s list. FIFPRO names both teams on Monday 9 November. At home, Gabriel, Raya and Rice made the 2025-26 Premier League Player of the Season shortlist, and Mikel Arteta won Manager of the Season.
TL;DR: Premier League Nominations Arsenal in 30 Seconds
- FIFPRO Men’s World 11: Raya, Gabriel, Saliba and Rice are among the 26 finalists.
- FIFPRO Women’s World 11: Russo, Kelly, Batlle and Fox are among the 26 finalists.
- Ballon d’Or 2026: Arsenal had six men’s nominations, more than any other Premier League club.
- Premier League Player of the Season 2025-26: Gabriel, Raya and Rice were shortlisted. Bruno Fernandes won.
- Monthly awards 2026-27: Riccardo Calafiori was up for August Player of the Month, and Raya won September’s Save of the Month.
- Premier League table: Arsenal top the standings on 24 points after nine games, three clear of Manchester City.
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Premier League Nominations Arsenal: Latest Shortlists
Nominations current as of 3 November 2026.
Arsenal have eight current players on the 2026 FIFPRO World 11 shortlists, four men and four women. That is the biggest award story for the club right now. The official FIFPRO finalists list and Arsenal.com both confirm the names below. The table separates global awards from Premier League awards and Arsenal’s own club awards, because those three are often mixed up.
Arsenal Nominees Table (2026)
| Award | Level | Arsenal nominees | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIFPRO Men’s World 11 | Global | David Raya, Gabriel Magalhães, William Saliba, Declan Rice | Team revealed 9 Nov 2026 |
| FIFPRO Women’s World 11 | Global | Alessia Russo, Chloe Kelly, Ona Batlle, Emily Fox | Team revealed 9 Nov 2026 |
| Men’s Ballon d’Or 2026 | Global | Gabriel, Declan Rice, William Saliba | Ceremony held |
| Men’s Yashin Trophy 2026 | Global | David Raya | Runner-up to Unai Simón |
| Women’s Ballon d’Or 2026 | Global | Alessia Russo, Mariona Caldentey | Ceremony held |
| Ballon d’Or Coach / Club of the Year | Global | Mikel Arteta / Arsenal | Ceremony held |
| PL Player of the Season 2025-26 | Premier League | Gabriel, David Raya, Declan Rice | Won by Bruno Fernandes |
| PL Manager of the Season 2025-26 | Premier League | Mikel Arteta | Won |
| PL Player of the Month, Aug 2026 | Premier League | Riccardo Calafiori | Won by João Pedro |
| PL Save of the Month, Sep 2026 | Premier League | David Raya (two saves) | Won |
| Arsenal Player of the Month, Oct 2026 | Club | Declan Rice, Martin Ødegaard, Noni Madueke, Ezri Konsa | Fan vote open |
Key Context
- Who votes: FIFPRO says the World 11 is the only global award decided only by professional footballers. 19,806 men’s players from 73 countries voted.
- Eligibility window: men’s performances from 4 August 2025 to 19 July 2026, with at least 30 official matches. Women needed 20 matches up to 16 August 2026.
- How the XI is picked: one goalkeeper, three defenders, three midfielders and three forwards with the most votes, plus the next best outfield player.
- Why Arsenal are everywhere: the nominations follow the 2025-26 Premier League title, the club’s first league crown in 22 years.
Katie McCabe is also a women’s finalist, but FIFPRO lists her as Arsenal/Chelsea because she joined Chelsea in the summer, so we do not count her as a current Arsenal nominee.
FIFPRO World 11 2026: Arsenal’s Men in Context
Raya is one of only three goalkeepers on the men’s list, alongside Thibaut Courtois and Emiliano Martínez. Gabriel and Saliba are two of eight defenders, with Virgil van Dijk, Pau Cubarsí, Achraf Hakimi, Nuno Mendes, Marc Cucurella and Dayot Upamecano. Rice faces the toughest fight among seven midfielders, including Jude Bellingham, Pedri, Vitinha and Bruno Fernandes.
Arsenal’s defence explains the votes: three of the club’s four men’s finalists are a goalkeeper or a centre-back from the title-winning back line. For the full title story, read our Arsenal breaking news hub, and for the wider global race see our Ballon d’Or 2026 winner report.
Arsenal Women on the FIFPRO Shortlist
Russo and Kelly are two of the eight women’s forwards, and Batlle and Fox are two of the eight defenders. Arsenal.com and BBC Sport both list them as finalists. FIFPRO lists Batlle as Barcelona/Arsenal, because she earned most of her votes at Barcelona before joining Arsenal.
Russo is the headline name of the four. She is also on the Women’s Ballon d’Or 2026 shortlist with team-mate Mariona Caldentey.
Ballon d’Or 2026: Six Arsenal Men’s Nominations
Arsenal received six men’s Ballon d’Or nominations, more than any other Premier League club, and three of them were on the main 30-man list. Gabriel, Rice and Saliba made that list, Raya was nominated for the Yashin Trophy, Arteta for Coach of the Year and Arsenal for Club of the Year, according to Arsenal.com and BBC Sport.
Raya finished second for the Yashin Trophy behind his Spain team-mate Unai Simón. That vote came from journalists, while the FIFPRO vote comes from players, so the two awards can produce different winners.
Premier League Player of the Season 2025-26: Arsenal’s Shortlist
Three Arsenal players made the eight-man EA SPORTS Player of the Season shortlist for 2025-26: Gabriel, Raya and Rice. The other nominees were Bruno Fernandes, Erling Haaland, Antoine Semenyo, Igor Thiago and Morgan Gibbs-White.
Fernandes won the EPL player of the season award, which fans also search as the EPL player of the year or premiership player of the year. He equalled the Premier League single-season record of 20 assists, shared with Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne. Arsenal still took a major end-of-season prize: Arteta was named Barclays Manager of the Season after ending the 22-year title wait.
| 2025-26 award | Arsenal nominee(s) | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Season | Gabriel, Raya, Rice | Bruno Fernandes (Man Utd) |
| Manager of the Season | Mikel Arteta | Mikel Arteta (Arsenal) |
| PFA Players’ Player of the Year | Gabriel, Raya, Rice | Bruno Fernandes (Man Utd) |
The PFA top-six shortlist told the same story, with three Arsenal players again beaten by Fernandes. For more on United’s captain, see our Man Utd news page, and for City’s Golden Boot winner, our Man City next game guide.
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Premier League Monthly Awards 2026-27: Arsenal Nominations
Arsenal have one Premier League Player of the Month nomination so far this season. Calafiori made the August 2026 shortlist, but Chelsea’s João Pedro won. No Arsenal player made the September shortlist, which Brighton’s Pascal Gross won.
Raya has done better in the Save of the Month vote. He had two of the five September nominations, a stop against Chelsea and a penalty save from Sunderland’s Enzo Le Fée, and the Premier League confirmed that the penalty save won. It was his fourth Save of the Month award.
Arsenal’s Own Player of the Month
Arsenal’s club award is a separate fan vote on Arsenal.com, not a Premier League award. October’s nominees are Rice, Ødegaard, Madueke and Konsa. September’s were Raya, Ødegaard, Bruno Guimarães and Konsa, and Ødegaard won it.
Premier League Table: Where Arsenal Stand Now
Arsenal lead the Premier League table after nine games with 24 points, three ahead of Manchester City. Their 1-0 win at Liverpool on the weekend sent them top. The Sky Sports league table and PLStats show the same Premier League standings:
| Pos | Team | Played | Goal difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 9 | +9 | 24 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 9 | +10 | 21 |
| 3 | Brighton | 9 | +17 | 19 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 9 | +4 | 16 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 9 | +2 | 15 |
| 6 | Brentford | 9 | – | 14 |
Whether you call it the EPL table, the BPL soccer table or the league table for Premier League, this top six is the one that matters for the next run of monthly nominations. See our Premier League fixtures today guide, the Premier League table 2024-25 archive and the Champions League 2026-27 table for more football tables.
How to Track Arsenal Nominations
- Global awards: FIFPRO publishes finalists and winners on fifpro.org; the Ballon d’Or posts its list on ballondor.com.
- Premier League awards: premierleague.com lists monthly shortlists early in each month and the season awards in May.
- Club awards: Arsenal.com opens its Player of the Month poll after the last game of each month.
- Injuries: check our football injury updates before each round. Squad trackers such as Champsquads also follow lineups.
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Sources (2026)
- FIFPRO: 2026 Men’s and Women’s World 11 finalists (November 2026).
- Arsenal.com: FIFPRO shortlist, Ballon d’Or nominations, Arteta Manager of the Season, and Player of the Month polls (September and October 2026).
- Arseblog News and Daily Cannon: FIFPRO World 11 shortlists and Yashin Trophy result (November 2026).
- BBC Sport and The Standard: Ballon d’Or 2026 Arsenal nominations; FIFPRO women’s shortlist.
- Premierleague.com: 2025-26 Player of the Season shortlist, Manager of the Season, August and September 2026 Player and Save of the Month.
- Sky Sports and Reuters: Bruno Fernandes Player of the Season; Premier League table (2 November 2026).
- The PFA: 2026 Players’ Player of the Year top-six shortlists.
- Wikimedia Commons: photos by Chensiyuan and Bryan Berlin (CC BY-SA 4.0) and James Boyes (CC BY 2.0).
FAQ
Has Gabriel Martinelli left Arsenal?
Yes. Gabriel Martinelli joined Saudi club Al-Hilal on 3 September 2026 in a £60 million deal, Arsenal’s record sale, as confirmed by Arsenal.com and BBC Sport.
What number does Eze wear on Arsenal?
Eberechi Eze wears the number 10 shirt for Arsenal in 2026-27, according to the club’s confirmed squad numbers and the Premier League’s squad list.
Who is the oldest player in Arsenal Squad 2026?
Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, born on 3 October 1994, is the oldest player in Arsenal’s 2026-27 first-team squad at 32.
Who are Arsenal’s top 10 scorers?
Arsenal’s all-time top 10 scorers are Thierry Henry (228), Ian Wright (185), Cliff Bastin (178), John Radford (149), Jimmy Brain (139), Ted Drake (139), Doug Lishman (137), Robin van Persie (132), Joe Hulme (125) and David Jack (124).
